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Greek immigration because of world war one.
Greece’s economy was shattered by World War 1 (1914-1918). After the war, many refugees came into Australia.
Times were very hard, and migration offered the chance of a better life. Many people migrated from Greece to Australia. Australia was already well known as a place that other Greeks had migrated to in the past.
Between 1925 and 1929 only 100 Greeks were allowed to immigrate each month. -
Immigration
During World War 1 (1914-1918), migration to Australia stopped.
The 1920s was a successful decade in terms of net migration gain. More than 300,000 immigration arrived, two thirds of whom were assisted. The majority came from Britain but there was growing interest from Italians and Greeks. -
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Australian Immigration 1918 - 1930
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The federal government took control of all immigration
The federal government took control of all immigration, and pursued it vigorously, after a virtual cessation during World War one. A major component in the resumption of immigration was the ‘Empire settlement Scheme’ whereby Britain and its immigrant receiving dominions were to share equally in the cost of promoting migration from Britain.
